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Giannis Fertis

Acting Born Apr 21, 1938 Athens, Greece 24 credits

Biography

Yiannis Fertis (Athens, April 21, 1938 - April 14, 2024) was a Greek theater, film and television actor. Protagonist from the 1960s to 2019, in classical and contemporary plays, prose and ancient drama.

In cinema, he starred in more than 30 films. He appeared for the first time in 1961 in the movie "Who's Margarita" with Jenny Karezis. The following year he played Orestes in Elektra directed by Michalis Kakogianni, a film that won 25 international awards (among which was nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film). In 2008, he won the Best Actor Award at the Thessaloniki Festival for his performance in the film Slaves in Their Chains directed by Toni Lykouresi. On television, he appeared in more than 15 series, most notably The Teacher with the Golden Eyes and The Notary in 1979.

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Known for

Film

Electra

as Orestis

Full filmography

  • Vios Anthospartos (1998) as Ανέστης
  • O episkeptis tis omihlis (1991) as Πέτρος Γεράνης
  • Prodosia (1997) as Κώστας Μαντάς
  • Painted sun (1996) as Στέφανος Απέργης
  • Electra (1962) as Orestis
  • Βεντέττα: Ο Γδικιωμός (1999)
  • The Teacher with the Golden Eyes (1979)
  • I theatrina (1977) as Κώστας
  • The Notary (1979) as Παύλος Ροδίνης
  • Το Κόκκινο Φεγγάρι (1994) as Ανδρέας Ρούκουνας
  • Underwater Papanikolis (1971) as Vasilis Aslanoglou
  • The Roundup (1965)
  • Με Τη Λάμψη Στα Μάτια (1966)
  • The Hot Month of August (1966) as Iason Filippou
  • Όνειρα γλυκά (2002) as Antonis
  • Face to Face with Death (1970) as Kostas Venetis
  • Separation is a curse. (1967)
  • Ο μεγάλος διχασμός (1968)
  • Love and storm (1961) as Dimitris
  • Who Is Margarita? (1961) as Petros
  • Love forever (1970) as Dimitris
  • In the shadow of the other woman (1964) as Stefanos
  • Rebels Of The Cities (1972) as Fotis Kalatzis
  • Slaves in Their Bonds (2009) as Κόντες Αλέξανδρος Οφιομάχος